Associate/Managing Associate - Banking and Finance 3 PQE - Singapore

Profile

The Firm
Mishcon de Reya is an independent law firm, which now employs more than 1,000 people with over 600 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. We have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London and Singapore, with an association with Karas LLP in Hong Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex.
In Singapore we are licensed as a foreign law practice.
The Department
Our Singapore Transactions team acts for businesses, high net worth families and family offices, financiers, funds, entrepreneurs and listed companies in cross border commercial transactions documented under UK and US law.
Duties and Responsibilities
Based in Singapore, you will work on cross border financing transactions such general banking and finance transactions, structured finance and corporate debt restructurings. You will be responsible for drafting and commenting on finance documents (e.g., high yield loan agreements, intercreditor agreements and security documents), drafting advice to clients and transaction management. This is a client facing role, and you will be given significant responsibility, with appropriate supervision and training. This role has strong career progression potential for the right candidate.
Key Requirements
You should be Engalnd & Wales or Singapore law qualified or qualified in another common law jurisdiction.
You should be at least 3 years' PQE with experience in top tier private practice at either an international law firm or a Singapore law firm.
You should have excellent contract drafting skills.
You should have excellent analytical skills with strong commercial awareness.
You should be ambitious, proactive and taking ownership for the work matters assigned to you.
You should be fluent in the English language, and other languages may be helpful.
Other Skills/Experience
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally.
Adaptable, autonomous and organized
Self-driven and motivated
Work well in teams
Enjoy solving problems rather than identifying them
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the keycomponents of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.

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